Wade Kirchmeyer
July 23, 2020
Les Hurst
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 1/05/58
- Place of Birth: Canberra (ACT)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 178
- Weight (KG): #N/A
- Junior Assoc: ACT - Norths
- College: None
NBL CAREER OVERVIEW
NBL DEBUT
24/02/79
Age 20
LAST NBL GAME
1/07/84
Age 26
TEAM HISTORY
- Canberra1979-84
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Canberra (1983-84)BIO: Les Hurst was born in Canberra (ACT) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Norths basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Les Hurst made his NBL debut with the Canberra Cannons at 20 years of age. He scored two points in his first game.
During the league’s first season, Hurst appeared in 19 games, averaging 1.9 points for the Canberra Cannons.
The team were led by Cal Stamp (23.8 ppg), who was one of three imports on the Cannons roster, the other two being Herb McEachin (23.8 ppg) and Jerry Lee (8.9 ppg). Canberra finished the season with a equal record to Nunawading (13 wins and 5 losses) but would finish +2 points in their head-to-head matchups (1-1), propelling them into the Grand Final.
To crown the first champions of the national league, the first and second team’s would play off in a single game Grand Final clash. This saw St Kilda (1st) defeating Canberra (2nd), 94–93, to become the league’s first champions. Cal Stamp led Canberra in scoring with 32 points while his St Kilda counterpart Larry Sengstock finished the game with a career-high 33 points.
Won the Canberra Cannons ‘Best Team Man’ in 1982.
Les Hurst played six seasons the Canberra Cannons. He averaged 2.8 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0.6 assists in 140 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 26 | Canberra | 16-7 (5) | 26 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 36 | 42% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 7 | 10 | 70% | 46% | 42% | 10 |
| 1983 | 25 | Canberra | 16-6 (4) | 27 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 50 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 14 | 19 | 74% | 55% | 50% | 7 |
| 1982 | 24 | Canberra | 8-18 (11) | 26 | 0 | 183 | 59 | 40 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 79 | 85 | 200 | 43% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 13 | 18 | 72% | 44% | 43% | 20 |
| 1981 | 23 | Canberra | 12-10 (7) | 21 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 27 | 48% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 4 | 50% | 49% | 48% | 6 |
| 1980 | 22 | Canberra | 11-11 (7) | 21 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22 | 44 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 8 | 50% | 51% | 50% | 6 |
| 1979 | 21 | Canberra | 13-5 (2) | 19 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 24 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 12 | 17 | 71% | 57% | 50% | 10 | Totals | 140 | 0 | 396 | 83 | 90 | 26 | 57 | 27 | 2 | 113 | 240 | 172 | 381 | 45.1% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 52 | 76 | 68.4% | 48% | 45% | 20 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 26 | Canberra | 16-7 (5) | 26 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 42% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.3 | 0.4 | 70% | 46% | 42% | 10 |
| 1983 | 25 | Canberra | 16-6 (4) | 27 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.7 | 74% | 54.8% | 50% | 7 |
| 1982 | 24 | Canberra | 8-18 (11) | 26 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 43% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.7 | 72% | 44.0% | 43% | 20 |
| 1981 | 23 | Canberra | 12-10 (7) | 21 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 48% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50% | 48.7% | 48% | 6 |
| 1980 | 22 | Canberra | 11-11 (7) | 21 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50% | 50.5% | 50% | 6 |
| 1979 | 21 | Canberra | 13-5 (2) | 19 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.6 | 0.9 | 71% | 57.2% | 50% | 10 | Total | 140 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 45.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 68.4% | 48% | 45% | 20 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
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